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I was browsing through Forbes.com, taking a look at the Secrets of the Self-Made 2007. And there, staring at me, is possibly the ugliest comb-over ever. Yes, Forbes has chosen Donald Trump to be the poster-boy for self-made wealth.

Isn’t that like putting Pamela Anderson on the cover of a magazine about all-natural ways to look good?

In his excellent book TrumpNation, Timothy L. O’Brien exposes The Donald for what he is: A charlatan born with his who has screwed banks and shareholders out of millions of dollars after ventures he’s spearheaded have collapsed. His father was a major player in the New York real estate industry, and Trump used those connections to become a self-styled mogul.

Does that sound self-made to you? Couldn’t Forbes have picked someone who really is an inspiring Horatio Alger story?

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